Genealogy of Monarchism in the Russian Churches: From ROCA to Tsarebozhiniki
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- Takahashi Sanami
- Principal Investigator
- 九州大学
About this project
- Japan Grant Number
- JP17KK0019
- Funding Program
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
- Funding organization
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Project/Area Number
- 17KK0019
- Research Category
- Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)
- Allocation Type
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- Multi-year Fund
- Review Section / Research Field
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- Humanities and Social Sciences > Humanities > Philosophy > Religious studies
- Research Institution
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- Kyushu University
- Hokkaido University
- Project Period (FY)
- 2018 〜 2022
- Project Status
- Completed
- Budget Amount*help
- 8,970,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 6,900,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 2,070,000 Yen)
Research Abstract
Nicholas II, the last emperor of the Russian Empire, is a symbol of pre-revolutionary society and of Russia as a great power. Since his canonization as a "Passion bearer (strastterpets)" in the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000, he has been one of the most popular saints to this day. However, such an image of Nicholas II was also "imported" from the Russian diaspora community after the late 1980s. This study clarified the process by which sanctity had been conferred on Nikolai II in Russian diaspora society since the 1920s. It also clarified that saint Nicholas II was placed at the center of the "Russian world (Russkiy mir)," which shared the Eastern Orthodox faith, the Russian language, and historical memory.